{"id":7676,"date":"2016-01-20T07:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T13:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=7676"},"modified":"2020-10-14T08:29:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:29:06","slug":"what-is-assisted-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/what-is-assisted-living\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Assisted Living?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Assisted Living?\"What<\/span><\/h1>\n

As your loved one ages, you may be considering the options for his for hers senior care. Perhaps they are still in relatively good health and enjoy independence, but are beginning to struggle with certain activities of daily living (ADLs<\/a>). For example, you may notice their pantry or refrigerator is more often bare than not, or stacks of bills are piling up. Perhaps you are worried about them taking their medication correctly or getting in and out of bed. ADLs <\/a><\/strong>can be as simple as needing help getting dressed, to more serious, like needing help feeding oneself.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more than 735,000 people<\/em> in the United States, an assisted living facility<\/a><\/strong> is the solution. Assisted living can be a great choice for seniors who cannot (or even prefer not to) move in full-time with loved ones, but do need some regular assistance with ADLs. Or perhaps they are already living with family, but their needs are beginning to change and require more assistance than a family or friend can provide as caregiver.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assisted living facilities offer independence along with available assistance (some 24 hours a day) and are geared toward active, mostly healthy seniors. These facilities offer private or semi-private, apartment-like settings and even allow for seniors to bring their own personal items and furniture to customize their apartment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Services at an assisted living facility typically include:<\/span><\/p>\n